Rise and Shine Skinny Coffee Smoothie

Start your morning off with a Skinny Coffee Smoothie. Packed with bananas and coconut milk, these smoothies are vegan, dairy-free, and naturally gluten-free.

I don’t always eat cupcakes for breakfast.

Sometimes I drink coffee.

My son celebrated his 7th birthday this week and I totally had cupcakes for breakfast. More than once.

Here’s a fun fact: My kid didn’t even eat a piece of cake at his own birthday party. I made super – crazy – awesome Skylanders SwapForce cupcakes with green and blue frosting piled high, and I had to coerce him to pose for a picture with one.

If you know me you know that I kind of pride myself on my buttercream frosting, so you can imagine my surprise when the following day I find my son eating an unfrosted cupcake. What? Yes. This actually happened in real life. My 7 year-old child chose an unfrosted cupcake over one with a perfect mound of frosting on top.

Naturally I had to eat all the frosted, leftover cupcakes. When those ran out I returned to my usual cup of coffee routine. Except my usual cup of coffee is a splash of coffee with my cream and sugar. So I decided to add a few bananas and coconut milk for a more filling option. Throw in some Greek yogurt and use whatever milk your family drinks. Smoothie recipe rules are made to be broken.

The smoothie looks great!! Then it’s vegan, and gluten and dairy-free!!! I’m just starting down this road, so what a nice introduction! On top of all that, I can’t take my eyes off the pictures of your other goodies. Oh my! Love your blog!!

That’s awesome that you son would’t eat the cupcake. We put all this time and effort into it and they won’t even try it. I made a smash cake for my sons first birthday and he screamed every time I put it near him! Smh.
Even though I don’t drink coffee…this drink has me thinking I’m totally missing out! I love the coconut flakes on top!

This sounds great, Katrina! I agree completely with you about smoothie rules being made to be broken. I never use a recipe for my smoothies, but they almost always come out great… unless they’re green smoothies. Still working on getting the proportions right on that. Thanks so much for sharing.

Hi Angela. My cupcakes were not gluten-free, but I’m sure that you can find a recipe that meets your needs. We have a peanut allergy in our home, so I know what it is to find recipes that are a good fit for our family. Mostly my Skylanders cupcakes used the swirled frosting technique in white, blue, and green frosting. You can read my 5 Minute Fancy Frosting tutorial here: http://www.inkatrinaskitchen.com/2011/10/5-minute-fancy-frosting-giveaway.html

Hi Sarah. I always appreciate hearing from readers here. Just to point out that this made 2 smoothies, making it under 150 calories per serving and even less if you do not add the optional coconut flakes. I can call that “skinny” and we’ll have to agree to disagree on this one.

I can see where my labeling a recipe as “skinny” could potentially be frustrating because everyone has different health goals. However this smoothie recipe uses whole foods and no chemical sweeteners. I personally feel refreshed after drinking this following a good workout. And I don’t mind a glass of coffee and coconut milk from time to time; adding a banana and a few ice cubes makes it even more delicious and filling! Thanks again for taking the time to comment.

I agree, Ali! Love this smoothie so much. Today I halved the recipe, used unsweetened coconut milk, threw in some cashews for protein, cocao powder and added a touch of vanilla & cinnamon. Great breakfast treat.